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Company No. 05738121 · Incorporated 10 Mar 2006

Cma Financial Recruitment Limited

Registered name: CMA FINANCIAL RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Part of Cma Recruitment Group Limited group

Cma Financial Recruitment Limited made £6.6m revenue and £14.4k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Cma Financial Recruitment Limited’s revenue fell 13% to £6.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £14.4k profit and 105 employees. The company is classified under “other activities of employment placement agencies” and is based in Southampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Southampton, South East
Age
20 yrs · since 2006
Type
Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£6.6m
Growth ▼12.8%
Profit
£14.4k
Growth ▼33.3%
Profit margin
0.2%
Gross 64.1%
Employees
105
Change ▼4.5%
Profit / employee
£137
Revenue/employee £63.3k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureNo P&LNo P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£7.6m£6.6m
Cost of sales——£2.8m£2.4m
Gross profit——£4.8m£4.3m
Operating profit——£96.6k£56.1k
Profit before tax——£91.3k£46.1k
Profit after tax——£21.6k£14.4k
Profit (best available)——£21.6k£14.4k
Staff costs——£6.3m£5.5m
Employees (average)12199110105
Ratios
Profit margin——0.3%0.2%
Gross margin——62.7%64.1%
Revenue per employee——£69.3k£63.3k
Profit per employee——£196£137
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▼12.8%
Profit growth———▼33.3%
Headcount growth—▼18.2%▲11.1%▼4.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£91.9k£1.3k£8£54
Net assets£3.4m£3.8m£3.8m£3.8m
Fixed assets£454k£447k£279k£123k
Current assets£3.9m£4.5m£4.8m£5.3m
Debtors£548k£468k£441k£614k
Deferred income£293k£267k£293k£273k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
64.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£63.3k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£137
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
4.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
9.2%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
▲0%
Now £3.8m
Cash at bank
▲575%
Now £54
Headcount
▼5%
Now 105
Deferred income
▼7%
Now £273k
Fixed assets
▼56%
Now £123k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Cma Recruitment Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Cma Financial Recruitment Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £14.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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